Intro
Welcome to the new digital CLASS magazine
OK, so it's been a long time coming, but we've finally embraced the opportunities of the electronic world. Welcome to the first online editi...
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Simon Says
Simon Says
The term 'speakeasy' refers to the hidden and highly illegal bars in the U.S. during the dark years of Prohibition. They were a world of sec...
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Brands
Brand New
Kammerling's
Ginseng Spirit
33% alc./vol.
70cl bottle retail: £17.95
www.kammerlings.com
Alex Kammerling is a well-known bartender, ...
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About Town
About Town
Three new openings in London
Worship Street Whistling Shop - JUST OPENED
63 Worship Street, London EC2A 2DU
Tel: +(0)20 7247 0015
We...
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Icons
Bar Icon - Ada Coleman
To all those dinosaurs out there who think women can't cut it behind the bar and should stick to cocktail waitressing, we would like to intr...
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Savoy
The American Bar: A Retrospective
There's been a huge amount of attention recently focused on the American Bar at The Savoy in London, following the hotel's glittering £100m...
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Bar Kit
Bartender's Kit
Smoking is banned in most public places these days, certainly in the UK and most of the US, but the practice is being flouted flagrantly in ...
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Copenhagen
Difford's Dozen - Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen (København in Danish) is the capital and largest city of Denmark with a population just shy of 2 million. Since the opening of t...
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Vermouth
Vermouth
Vermouth is a fortified wine, flavoured with aromatic herbs and spices. Part of the 'aromatised' wine family, vermouth is a staple cocktail ...
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Branca
Fratelli Branca Distillerie
The 'Branca' name alone is enough to raise the spirits of bartenders in San Francisco, a place where Fernet-Branca is consumed with the same...
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Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage - Harry's Bar, Venice
There are almost as many bars named Harry's Bar as there are famous bartenders named Harry. A weird fact to be explained, in part, by the po...
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Cocktails
New Cocktails
The following cocktails will feature in the forthcoming book, 'diffordsguide Cocktails #10', and have also been added to the cocktail area o...
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World Class
White Spirits British Semi Finals
Diageo's search for the World Class Bartender of the Year 2011 competition continues, with white spirits the focus of the latest heats.
N...
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Daily Cocktail
Cocktail of the Day - The Week Ahead
Inspired by the 'cocktail of the day' so ubiquitous in Barcelona's bars, we decided not only to select a drink from our extensive database e...
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Shame
Page of Shame - Hoxton Gin
When is a gin not a gin? It's a debate that regular readers of the Page of Shame will recognise, and my self-styled status as gin 'policeman...
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